As reported on ContractsProf Blog, the phrase except as otherwise specified in this agreement featured in newscaster Dan Rather’s contract with CBS. It also featured …
One of my afflictions is paranoia regarding and and or. (You may recall my deconstruction of a Toronto restroom notice.) Consider the following: If a …
On the website of the state bar of Wisconsin I came across an article entitled “Backdating Documents: Not Necessarily the Stuff of Scandal.” It contains …
While reading Lorne & Bryan’s discussion of representations and warranties I encountered the following statement: Similarly, there should never be any objection to “representations” being …
In this post on his licensinghandbook.com blog, Jeffrey Gordon suggests that lawyers should consider the value that contract specialists can bring to the contract process. …
In this April 2009 post I solicited submissions from any company interested in taking part in this semester’s Penn Law redrafting project. But then I …
I was recently reminded of this article on the role of contract managers, as well as this follow-up article prompted by the recession. Both were written …
[Revised 2:00 p.m. Sept. 11 to reflect comment by randomjohn] It’s commonplace for resolutions in board consents to state that something is advisable and in …
Methinks that the recitals in the average big-time-M&A merger agreement are bloated. By way of example, below are the recitals from the August 31, 2009, merger …
Here’s a gripping issue: What should one call a contract requiring that certain information be kept confidential—confidentiality agreement or nondisclosure agreement? What nondisclosure agreement has …
While at a social event in Saratoga recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Jerry Kaplan, senior counsel in McDermott Will & Emery’s Chicago office. Ever …
In addition to Ken’s posts from February 2013, this blog contains Ken’s posts from The Koncise Drafter (from December 2010 to February 2013) and from the AdamsDrafting blog (from May 2006 to December 2010).
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